I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 188

Episode 189

The only people surprised by my words were Deputy Director Shin and Assistant Manager Kim.

Even though Elfanis and Pergis couldn’t access the market, it was a bit surprising that everyone else was quiet.

In particular, Eundam Yoo was blinking as if he had heard something obvious.

“Did you know, Ndam?”

“Huh? Yes. My sister is Luther? I knew. I was a little surprised when I first found out, but the situation was urgent so I just ignored it.”

“What? Since when did you know?”

“uh? Oh, you were out of your mind too. I just found out about it. And I’m sure most people besides the people here know.”

“mostly?”

“yes. It was posted on the potion market a while ago. Anyone can see the seller’s registered nickname, so most hunters who received the potion will know that the older sister is Luther.”

ah. That was it.

At the time, I was so anxious that I didn’t even think about having to hide my market nickname.

I was planning on revealing it anyway, so it doesn’t matter.

“And the first time I woke up wasn’t when I got caught up in creating a dungeon at work. “I woke up a day earlier when I got caught up in an irregular rift that occurs before the dungeon is created.”

“That day I was absent without notice.”

Deputy Director Shin muttered as if he remembered something,

“That’s right.”

After agreeing to that, I summarized everything that had happened so far:

getting caught up in a dungeon alone while sleeping, gaining a hidden skill related to gathering, collecting Seo Ji-han’s body in the form of a soul stone, and receiving information from Elfanis. After hearing what was going to happen in the future, I made an effort to prevent damage by closing the dungeon or disseminating information here and there.

Seo Ji-han wanted to intervene a few times, but when he saw my determined expression, he quietly retreated.

He also saw no point in hiding this fact now. It seemed like he realized that there wouldn’t be any.

Maybe we’ll all die soon.

So I didn’t want to lie or make secrets as much as possible.

“That’s why I raised the horn like that…”

Eundami nodded as if she understood something.

And at this point, I decided to send Assistant Manager Kim and the overconfident Deputy Manager out of the dungeon.

“Now that I’ve told you how I’ve been, it’s time to tell you what’s going to happen.”

“Oh yeah.”

Assistant Manager Kim looked at me with nervous eyes.

He intuitively felt that something very bad was still ahead.

“When you go out, you will see a big monster in the sky. It is called a predator. Maybe you two will wake up. “You probably didn’t see the system message, so this will be your first time hearing it.”

“Oh yeah. “The name is scary… But since everyone is still gathered here talking, it’s not that dangerous, right?”

I responded firmly to Assistant Manager Kim’s lightly smiling words.

“It’s dangerous. It’s blocked by a shield right now so you can’t get in. Maybe after about 30 hours, when the shield disappears…”

“What if it disappears?”

What should I say?

Will everyone die? Or will only some flee and the rest die?

“Nothing good will happen. What is certain is that all the dungeons created so far are people fleeing the world destroyed by that monster.”

“…fall?”

“yes.”

Everyone who heard this story for the first time had similar expressions.

Although I had expected it to some extent, I wanted to think it wouldn’t be the case, but in fact, the worst situation I had imagined was real.

In the midst of a mixture of despair and denial of reality, an expression with the slightest hope, ‘just in case’.

“You said you could still run away? You said you ran this way to avoid guys like that in other dungeons, right? Can’t we just run away too? “How can these people, called the system, tell you how to escape?”

Assistant Manager Kim asked an urgent question.

I’m glad you listened more seriously than I thought.

Actually, monsters are actually rampaging right in front of my eyes, and I wonder, ‘What are you talking about, Mr. Moa? ‘Have you even seen a movie?’ It won’t be like this.

“This situation where monsters are running out is called the eve of the final hall. That means there is a final hall after this. When you become king there, you can decide whether to take refuge or stay and fight.”

“Of course we have to evacuate! It’s so scary. If we fight something like that, if we fail, we’ll all die, right? It’s better to evacuate and survive than to have everything perish.”

“I think so too, but…”

Deputy Director Shin, who had been quietly listening to my bitter expression, carefully interjected.

“If we evacuate, how many people can go? “Can people who are not awakened also go?”

“That’s…”

Actually, I don’t know this well.

But I was certain that I couldn’t take everyone with me.

It was Elfanis who answered Director Shin’s question instead of me, who hesitated.

“Evacuation is possible for awakened beings. “And among those who have awakened, there are only those who are strong enough to withstand the dimensional shift. Only those who can withstand the twist of their soul being transformed into a magic stone. The king must cold-heartedly and strategically select who to take in and who to discard.”

Elfanis paused for a moment, closed his eyes as if enduring pain, and added quietly, ”

Even if you take a weak person driven by passion, they will not be able to withstand the dimensional shift and will only disappear. At least, I hope the king will not have to experience such sorrow. “The sadness of barely saving all your precious people and then realizing that they are gone.”

Actually, all the monsters in the dungeon had the same level of combat power as awakened people.

That would mean that they had awakened after moving to another dimension, or that only those who had awakened had taken refuge.

After hearing the truth that I had tried so hard to ignore, my heart was very heavy.

“Then, what can I tell you? “That’s it.”

I opened the gate leading to the outside on one side of the table.

Now, I should stop wasting time and let you go slowly.

“I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I don’t have much time left. Things may turn out well, but I always have to think of the worst. You two can now go out and cherish your precious Spend the rest of your time with people.”

I took out useful items from the inventory and handed them to Deputy Director Shin, who was stunned.

Things like movement scrolls and healing potions.

Deputy Director blankly took them and looked at me.

“…What about you, Mr. Moa?”

“I have to prepare for the final hall. Only if I win there will I be able to decide whether to flee or stay and fight.”

Considering the boss monsters I’ve faced so far, I don’t think I’ll lose in the final hall.

But I guess I need to prepare in advance.

“Okay…”

Deputy Director Shin still looked dazed.

I’ve already said this, but I’m not sure if this is really a good thing.

Maybe it was just making me anxious for no reason.

But if I were two people, I think I would want you to tell me.

Deputy Director Shin, who was slowly heading toward the door, suddenly turned to look at me.

And suddenly, he held my hands together, made eye contact, and smiled slightly.

“When Moa is finished, let’s have a meal.”

“yes?”

It was unexpected.

If I am defeated in the final hall and another race takes the throne and takes refuge with their race, Deputy Director Shin will die.

Even if I win the final battle and take refuge, Deputy Director Shin, who has not awakened, will die because he cannot go with me.

Even if I fight the predator instead of fleeing, the odds of winning are infinitely low.

In every way, as Deputy Kim said, evacuation is the most reasonable option.

In other words, we don’t know how many hours we will be alive, but Deputy Director Shin greeted us as if we would meet after a brief breakup as usual.

“I know a good restaurant.”

How do I feel when I say this?

How can you say this?

“Moa will do well in anything.”

When Assistant Manager Kim, who was standing next to him, also gently helped him, his eyes suddenly became sore.

Thanks to that, I was able to greet them resolutely as if nothing had happened.

“See you later then. And I will give you permission to move to this dungeon. “If anything gets dangerous, take refuge here.”

Lastly, I subordinated the two people to me and assigned them access to the dungeon.

I didn’t forget to go out of the gate and lift the sanctuary barrier against Seoul.

And when we came back to the table, everyone was somehow looking very happy.

“…what?”

“huh? no. “Are they people from the company you worked for before becoming a hunter?”

Ban Seo-jin asked with a smile.

It’s true that I’m younger than Ban Seo-jin, but I can’t believe he looked at me so blatantly in front of my family as if I were a younger sibling.

Especially Seungju.

The eldest daughter’s pride is being hurt, Mr. Ban Seo-jin.

Please be careful as it is delicate.

“yes.”

Although the answer was a bit blunt, Ban Seo-jin spoke in a strangely friendly manner.

“It’s nice to see you’re friendly with the people at work. “It’s also fascinating.”

“They are good people.”

“That’s unusual. It’s hard to maintain a good relationship with someone after becoming a hunter.”

“They are really nice people.”

Since I had a disgusting experience after my awakening to the Guam incident was reported on the news, I immediately understood what Ban Seo-jin was saying.

Well, there are quite a lot of hunters who are disillusioned with human relationships, right?

“Then let’s get to the point.”

Seohu Ban, who had been silent the whole time, opened his mouth.

I nodded and looked back at Elfanis.

“Mr. Elfanis, please tell us about the Final Hall and what comes after.”